Sam STEIGER

(1929- )

STEIGER, Sam, a
Representative from Arizona; born in New York City, March 10, 1929;
attended grade and high schools in New York City; attended Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y., and Colorado A.&M., Fort Collins,
Colo.; was a commissioned officer in the United States Army serving
as a tank platoon leader in Korea; was awarded the Silver Star and
the Purple Heart; engaged in ranching and horse breeding in
Prescott, Ariz.; served two terms in the State senate in 1960-1964;
was Vietnam war correspondent for two local newspapers in 1965;
elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the four succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate
in 1976 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for
election to the United States Senate; special assistant to Governor
Evan Mecham, 1987-1988; is a resident of Prescott, Ariz.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present